Spark Out

Hard man Big Mo rules family and friends with a rod of iron.

From his base in a rundown area of London, he is driven by a desire to emerge from the shadow of his career criminal father and lift his family out of the poverty trap.

When a warehouse raid turns up more than he bargains for, Mo finds himself in possession of the weapons he needs to transform himself from petty criminal to big-time armed robber.

Planning the ultimate raid, Mo seems to have everything under control until Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher orders British troops – including his younger brother Clive – to war in the Falklands.

As Mo fights the police and his own vicious temper, Clive faces a battle for survival in the desolate south Atlantic.

 Eventually their two worlds will collide, threatening Mo and all he holds dear.

The second book in the Boxer Boys series, a prequel to Crossing The Whitewash, Spark Out has won three Chill With A Book awards, including cover of the year for 2017. Readers described it as "compelling" and "a great read". Will suit lovers of Martina Cole, Mark Billingham, Stuart MacBride and Ian Rankin